I don't know why you are surprised.
This is Surrey. Unpleasant things don't happen to people in Surrey. These people live in Surrey so that they can attend dinner parties and go to gymkhanas, while the rest of the world does their bidding.
I bet half the 'protesters' are retired colonels as well.
A sad indictment of this country. People don't want to know what is happening in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is brutal and messy and it makes them feel uncomfortable.
Cue Rudyard Kipling.
